Mulholland Falls

Play trailer

Mulholland Falls

R

Released Apr 26, 1996

1h 47m

Mystery & Thriller

Play Trailer

Watchlist

Watchlist

Tomatometer

Popcornmeter

31%

Tomatometer

32 Reviews

39%

Popcornmeter

5,000+ Ratings

In the desert near Los Angeles, a beautiful woman named Allison Pond (Jennifer Connelly) is found murdered. A special investigative unit led by hard-edged detective Max Hoover (Nick Nolte) is brought in when it looks like the victim may have ties to a secret military program. But Hoover has his own secret: Unbeknown to his adoring wife (Melanie Griffith), Allison is his ex-mistress, and her friend Jimmy Fields (Andrew McCarthy) has secretly filmed pornographic evidence of their affair.

Watch on Fandango at Home

Buy Now

Critics Consensus

Mulholland Falls' vacant characterizations and thin story undercuts its impressive cast and potent style, making for an empty exercise in noir posturing.

Read Critics Reviews

Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

The cast is really good, the story is interesting but it was kind of a let down at the end.

Rated: C+

Sep 12, 2017

Full Review

Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

Rated: 2/5

Jan 1, 2000

Full Review

Mike Clark

USA Today

Connelly, Melanie Griffith and Bruce Dern all fare well in a predominantly misused cast, but the tone of this talkfest is dreary.

Rated: 1.5/4

Jan 1, 2000

Full Review

Brian Orndorf

Blu-ray.com

Tamahori struggles to find a character balance that brings out the intended feeling of partnership and personal sacrifice.

Rated: C

Sep 21, 2020

Full Review

Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

It may betray its genre intentions, but it's nevertheless well-acted and routinely entertaining.

Rated: 6/10

Sep 16, 2020

Full Review

Scott Nash

Three Movie Buffs

An imperfect but still entertaining neo-noir mystery.

Rated: 3/4

Jul 26, 2010

Full Review

Read all reviews

Horror fan 4

This was a well acted movie but the story didn't have that sizzle. It was a story done dozens of times on tv and in other movies. Jennifer Connelly was a breath of fresh air and the lapd gangster squad was bad ass. Tim Treakle

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/27/25

Full Review

Bobby E

Poor story . Great cast

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/21/25

Full Review

David S

Worth watching only for the cast. Even with that cast the acting was miserable which has to be attributed to poor directing.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/23/25

Full Review

steve b

Dreadful film after seeing it. Shallow storyline, wasted actor's, smoking cigarettes in every scene with perfect cars doesn't make a film nor classic. Don't waste your time.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

10/14/24

Full Review

G S

If you're a fan of neo-noir and this time period/aesthetic (Los Angeles in the 1950's) then this'll entertain you for a couple of hours. Worth a watch but easily forgettable. I was also impressed that Nick Nolte kept his hat on for 90% of the film, even indoors at night. I was somewhat disappointed when he removed it for the sex scene. It's a nice hat.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

08/25/24

Full Review

Narciso R

Fantastic movie, love everyone in it. First time I noticed Chazz, Aaron Neville singing after the falls scene, excellent. NRJ.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/19/24

Full Review

Read all reviews

Read More

Read Less

POST RATING

WRITE A REVIEW

EDIT REVIEW

Lee Tamahori

Director

Nick Nolte

Max Hoover

Melanie Griffith

Katherine Hoover

Chazz Palminteri

Elleroy Coolidge

Michael Madsen

Eddie Hall

Chris Penn

Arthur Relyea

Red Corner

27%

48%

Red Corner

Watchlist

Dream Lover

57%

38%

Dream Lover

Watchlist

Stigmata

22%

63%

Stigmata

Watchlist

The Game

77%

84%

The Game

Watchlist

TRAILER

for The Game

Kalifornia

59%

64%

Kalifornia

Watchlist

Discover more movies and TV shows.

View More

View more photos

Synopsis

In the desert near Los Angeles, a beautiful woman named Allison Pond (Jennifer Connelly) is found murdered. A special investigative unit led by hard-edged detective Max Hoover (Nick Nolte) is brought in when it looks like the victim may have ties to a secret military program. But Hoover has his own secret: Unbeknown to his adoring wife (Melanie Griffith), Allison is his ex-mistress, and her friend Jimmy Fields (Andrew McCarthy) has secretly filmed pornographic evidence of their affair.

Director: Lee Tamahori
Producer: Lili Fini Zanuck, Richard D. Zanuck
Screenwriter: Peter Dexter, Floyd Mutrux
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: Metro Goldwyn Mayer, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 26, 1996, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 16, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $11.5M
Runtime: 1h 47m
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo

Most Popular at Home Now